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First Days of NYC BLM Protests Recap

Post author By sidewalkkilla
Post date December 28, 2020

EVENTS | ACTIVISM

BLM Protests in New York City

On May 26, three days after George Floyd’s death by a cop’s knee, violent protests erupted in Minneapolis. In turn, on May 29, nonviolent protests in NYC organized at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn turned violent. Following the violence as well as looting that ensued on May 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo placed NYC under curfew from June 1 to June 7.

Take a look at our exclusive photos from the first few days of the protests in NYC.

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15K People Show Up For Black Trans Lives At Brooklyn Liberation March

Post author By sidewalkkilla
Post date June 21, 2020

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Brooklyn Liberation:

An Action For Black Trans Lives

Around 15K people wearing all white showed up to Brooklyn Liberation March for Black Trans Lives.

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On June 14, 2020, around 15,000 people wearing all white showed up for the Brooklyn Liberation Action in support of Black Trans Lives. Brooklyn-based drag artist West Dakota drew inspiration from the 1917 Silent Protest Parade organized by the NAACP that was held in response to an attack on the black community in East St. Louis. Fran Tirado, Eliel Cruz, Dix Peyton, Raquel Willis, and organizations like G.L.I.T.S., The Okra Project, For The Gworls, Black Trans Femmes in the Arts, the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, and the Emergency Release Fund joined the movement.

Raquel Willis, Junior Mintt and West Dakota

Ceyenne Doroshow

The rally’s hosts Junior Mintt and Joshua Obawole asked Black trans people to move up to the very front of the crowd. Heartfelt speeches by Ianne Fields Stewart, Ceyenne Doroshow, Raquel Willis, and the family of Layleen Polanco followed next. Doroshov, an author, activist, and the founder of G.L.I.T.S. (Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society) has been housing 5 Black trans people recently released from Rikers Island. During her passionate speech on top of the Brooklyn Museum, Doroshov broke down in tears, sharing that almost $1 million has been raised in order for her organization to be able to buy two buildings in NYC to house Black trans people:

“We have always been last, that’s not gonna happen anymore. We’re first… We have never had equity in the city of New York. Motherfuckers, we do now.”

By the time the Brooklyn Liberation March of over 15K people has reached its final destination at Fort Greene Park, Doroshov announced that someone had just contributed $9,000, pushing the donations to the $1 million goal. But the fundraiser doesn’t stop there.

“Ceyenne has BIG plans, if we can keep the momentum going we’ll be able to impact the landscape of sustainable housing for Black trans people for decades to come,”

states G.L.I.T.S.’ e-mail campaign. If you would like to donate, head over to the G.L.I.T.S. donation page.

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Queer Juneteenth Jubilee in Harlem

Post author By sidewalkkilla
Post date June 20, 2020

Juneteenth Jubilee

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“Juneteenth Jubilee” in Harlem was organized by Marti G Cummings, Jaime Cepera, Phillip Henry, Condola Rashad, Shakina, Destinee Rea and black led organizations The Blacksmiths, WideAwakes and Intersectional Voices Collective. The event’s goal was to celebrate Black Lives through Joy- a celebration in the form of protest.

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The March for Stolen Lives and Looted Dreams

Post author By sidewalkkilla
Post date June 5, 2020

The March For Stolen Lives

And Looted Dreams

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06-05-20

Photos and Jumaane Williams’ speech from

The March for Stolen Lives and Looted Dreams

at Washington Square Park in West Village.

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First Day of NYC Looting

Post author By sidewalkkilla
Post date May 31, 2020

NYC BLM Protest

And The First Day Of Looting

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05-31-20

May 31 marked the fourth day of massive NYC protests over the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police. Following the violence and looting that ensued on this day, Governor Andrew Cuomo placed NYC under curfew order from June 1 to June 7.

Peaceful protest that began in Times Square culminated into a heated standoff between the protesters and the NYPD at Barclay’s Center. Meanwhile, looters took all over Manhattan.

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